Method of collating newspapers based upon credit card holders
US5186443A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1991 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/4321
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Newspapers are collated with materials which vary as a function of the characteristics of the readers of the newspapers. For example, a newspaper for a reader having a credit card for a particular business establishment would include an insert which is an advertisement for the business establishment. A newspaper for a reader who did not have a credit card for the business establishment would not include the advertisement. Indicia identifying the reader for whom each newspaper is intended is printed on the jacket of the newspaper during the process of collating the newspaper. Further indicia may be applied onto inserts appropriate to the intended reader and/or advertiser.
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